Week 3 Challenge: Stop faking it

fake money image from Pinterest

Why do we feel the need to fake our life for other people. Why do we always need to prove to someone else our life is “perfect”. Think about how often have you retaken a photo just to look the right way. Even if you get a thousand likes someone will always give you that thumbs down. If you feel sad say you’re sad. If the picture is not prefect then that is ok.…

Depression is a narcissistic disease, fentanyl is dangerous, and knowledge is power, sort of (Week 35: Introspection and Awareness)

PART I

i

13 is hard.

Do you remember?

I remember it as the year of tears. I couldn’t stop crying.

Flora’s 13 now.

I remember, I remember—but mostly, I hide from her, because faced with her volatilty, I want to yell.

Thank goodness she has a Daddy who knows how to talk to her.

ii

13 is fascinating.

We are in the line-up at Starbucks, Flora and I. I’m thinking about the story I’m not writing.…